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Ptarmigan Peak Weather Forecast

Central Colorado Range · United States
Issued: 11 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6250
5150
3450
3450
3450
4000
5750
5800
9250
5300
5150
4700
5500
5050
4350
3450
km/h
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
1
8
3
1
 mm
0.1
1.4
0.4
max °C
4
4
1
1
-1
-1
3
3
0
4
6
3
5
6
3
5
3
1
min °C
1
3
0
0
-2
-2
0
3
-2
1
6
1
2
6
0
2
1
-1
 chill °C
-3
3
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
0
-7
-3
3
-3
-2
2
-5
-3
-4
-7
Freezing level m
4300
4800
4250
4350
3900
3900
4150
4650
4050
4350
4950
4500
4500
4900
4600
4450
4600
4200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3411-2-223-136246242078552369481269116863
Sunrise
6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
Sunset
7:00
6:59
6:57
6:54
6:53
6:52

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: Drizzle, on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
16 km
Low: overcast
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 157).
0
35 km S
2398m alt.
40 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 163).
10
36 km E
2839m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 129).
19
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
16 km
Low: overcast
38 km SE
2811m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 292).
14
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
16 km
Low: overcast
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 329).
8
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 26).
16

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.